I met Ollie Reed Jr. in 1978, when we were crisscrossing the state covering Bruce King and Joe Skeen in a colorful New Mexico governor’s race, Ollie for the Albuquerque Tribune and I for the Santa Fe New Mexican. The fall dust-up between the two big New Mexico ranchers was made for us. They drawled as heavily …

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Green chile chicken stew for dinner. Using the Range Cafe recipe for the first time, although I’ve often enjoyed it in nearby Bernalillo. Cowboy 2.0 has gone to bed before the polls close but probably will join me on the couch later when he realizes I’m still up. Among other things, I’m wishing my brother …

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